The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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The Darkness said:
Thanks for this. Some good leads here. Much appreciated.
It's difficult to find the actual regulations as per the BRSA documents, but surely 'best practice' would be that a shower gets a membrane sealant before casting the shower base pan, and tiling etc?
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A membrane sealant may be overkill (especially for the tiles), but I totally get your point and agree that it should be sealed up. Far too many showers are simply built with nothing to prevent damp.
 
Let me ask the experts. Painting over tiles in the bathroom.
Can it be done ? What type of paint ?
 
HunterNW said:
Why ?
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It look cheap. It look ****. You will hate it.

I've seen outdoor tiles painted and look good. But I had a house where previous owner painted bathroom tiles, it was horrible.

Rather remove the tiles then paint if you don't like the look of the tiles.
 
HunterNW said:
Let me ask the experts. Painting over tiles in the bathroom.
Can it be done ? What type of paint ?
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You get special tile paint, and need to do some prep.
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I have never done it myself, but have heard of it. I think that it could refresh a bathroom / kitchen, but have no idea on the longevity of it.
 
I would like to add shelves to a garage with a depth of 600mm.
Like this...

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Which will be durable...20mm Pine or 18mm Plywood board?
Do you have a recommendation for brackets for such a build?
 
stepper said:
I would like to add shelves to a garage with a depth of 600mm.
Like this...

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Which will be durable...20mm Pine or 18mm Plywood board?
Do you have a recommendation for brackets for such a build?
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Both will be durable. Plywood will be cheaper.
Don't have an answer on the brackets, depends on what you want to load onto the shelves?
 
stepper said:
I would like to add shelves to a garage with a depth of 600mm.
Like this...

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Which will be durable...20mm Pine or 18mm Plywood board?
Do you have a recommendation for brackets for such a build?
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18mm should be good I would say, also depending on what you store on it. If its something big like @The_Ogre `s mom you would obviously need something stronger.

The brackets they use in that picture can be bought from Builders, brights etc and its easy to just clip out and move one slot higher or lower should you need to.
 
stepper said:
I would like to add shelves to a garage with a depth of 600mm.
Like this...

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Which will be durable...20mm Pine or 18mm Plywood board?
Do you have a recommendation for brackets for such a build?
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Gelmar would also have these brackets. IIRC they are called 'wall band' brackets or something to that effect
 
Or try this

Home Solutions | Shelfspace

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I can't remember if it's the same company that I used a few years ago but the pictures are familiar.

They came out to measure my wall, get my requirements which incl leaving one side empty at bottom so my car could get underneath it. A week or two later they came to install it and it was perfect. Anybody who sees the shelving is very impressed by it.

I don't regret the purchase.
 
As per @Fcon_Vpro, durability will depend on the load and what it constitutes.

The brackets shown in the pic are great because they adjust, but how often do you envisage adjusting it, and do you have budget for something that you may only use once in a lifetime?

A few years ago I was on a very tight budget, and I managed to put together a very strong shelving system in my garage using 10mm thick tempered hardboard for the shelves, and 75x40mm pine uprights, no expensive brackets needed.
 
TedLasso said:
Or try this

Home Solutions | Shelfspace

shelfspace.co.za shelfspace.co.za

I can't remember if it's the same company that I used a few years ago but the pictures are familiar.

They came out to measure my wall, get my requirements which incl leaving one side empty at bottom so my car could get underneath it. A week or two later they came to install it and it was perfect. Anybody who sees the shelving is very impressed by it.

I don't regret the purchase.
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The ones that I made were very, very similar to this, using 10mm tempered hardboard for the shelves. Naturally solid wood is stronger, but more expensive. It's a very sturdy design, especially if using nail screw expansion tubes into the wall.
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TedLasso said:
Found the pic of my install.

On the side wall, there a bunch of those rails with hooks that hold all the garden tools, etcView attachment 1285534
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If the car is on the RHS, there's even space on the LHS for a small workbench. And sparing use of expensive brackets --those look very sturdy, but easy to weld them up using flat iron.

Mine was a corner install, so doubled with racks (and a small workbench out of an offcut 50mm thick kitchen countertop) along the LHS as well.

Edit: It was also a very satisfying thing to build.
 
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